Important Current Affairs 17th DECEMBER 2017

Important Current Affairs 17th DECEMBER 2017

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Current Affairs 17th DECEMBER 2017: NATIONAL NEWS

Delhi government approves accident victim policy

The Delhi government has decided to introduce accident victim policy which will cover the hospital expenses of road accidents, acid attacks or people living in the burn.
●    According to the government, whether all victims, whether from Delhi or not, and even foreigners, if the accident occurs in the capital, will have the right to free treatment at any hospital, government or private hospital in Delhi and its cost There will be no upper limit.
●    The proposed scheme 'Accidental Hunting Policy' will be required by the lieutenant governor's approval.
●    Its aim is to save as many people as possible. 
●    Through this scheme, the victims can be taken to any private hospital near the accident site.
●    Private hospitals will not demand any money from such relatives or relatives for their treatment.
●    Private hospitals will be asked to keep records of the victims so that they can reimburse the Delhi Government after verification.
●    Through this scheme, the private hospital can not say to any patient even if no matter how poor they are.
●    According to the Delhi Government, every year 8,000 accidents happen on the streets of Delhi, and about 1600 people die.

Central Cabinet Approves triple Talaq Bills

The central cabinet has approved the December 15, 2017 bill for declaring three divorced customs in the Muslim community as crime.
●    According to this, if a husband gives three divorce to his wife, then it will be considered unlawful.
●    With this provision for imprisonment for three years, provision for proper compensation and custody of children has been made to the woman.
●    There was no provision of punishment for three divorces in the law.
●    In view of this, the central government has stepped in to make tough laws against three divorces.
●    According to the bill's proposal, three divorces will be illegal at one time. Then again, it has been sent by speaking, writing or via electronic medium like email, SMS and WhatsApp.
●    On August 22, 2017, the Supreme Court had termed three divorces as unlawful and unconstitutional at one time. 
●    The Bench of five judges of the Supreme Court told the three divorces against the fundamental principle of the Koran in the verdict of 3: 2 vote.The Supreme Court had said that the divorce of three divorces in the Muslim system is invalid, illegal and unconstitutional.

NGT banned plastic goods in Haridwar, Rishikesh

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned the use of plastic near Ganga river in Haridwar, Rishikesh, upper areas of Uttarkashi district, on 15th December, 2017.
●    This is a big decision by the NGT to cleanse the Ganga.
●    The bench chaired by NGT Chairman Justice Swatish Kumar also stopped the sale, manufacturing and storage of such things till Uttarkashi.
●    The NGT has said in the verdict that if anyone violates the order by ignoring the order, then he will be fined with a penalty of Rs. 5000.
●    The NGT has ruled this decision keeping the cleanliness and purity of the Ganges in mind.
●    The NGT passed the order after mentioning that despite its earlier order, plastic bags are being used in these areas, which is causing pollution in Ganga river.
●    Green unit was hearing environmentalist MC Mehta's petition.
●    Earlier, the NGT had banned the Amarnath cave from declaring a quiet area and shouting a certain boundary.
●    NGT declared the Silent Area to maintain the environmental sensitivity of Amarnath cave Shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas and ban religious rituals ahead of entry point.

Madhya Pradesh government will connect rivers Narmada & Parvati

Madhya Pradesh government has approved the project to connect rivers Narmada & Parvati.
●    The scheme approved by the Government of Madhya Pradesh on December 13, 2017 is Rs. 7,546 crore.
●    Due to the connectivity of the two rivers, irrigation facilities will be available in two lakh hectare area of this area.
●    In addition, various activities related to the development of the farmers of the area and the agriculture can be started.
●    Irrigation facility will be available in two lakh hectare area of Malwa region.
●    This is the fourth ambitious project after the Narmada-Kshipra link project, Narmada-Sree Link Project for the Malwa region and Narmada-Kali Sindh project.
●    It was instructed by the Chief Minister to complete the work of irrigation projects within the time limit.
●    Narmada-Kshetra link project has a permanent solution to Dewas and Ujjain drinking water problem.
●    Construction of Narmada-Sree Link Project of about 50,000 hectares of irrigation capacity is underway.
●    It was also informed that the construction of the Narmada-Parvati link project will be completed in four phases.
●    This project will benefit the farmers of 369 villages of Sehore and Shajapur districts.

Current Affairs 17th DECEMBER 2017: GLOBAL NEWS

Sri Lanka sign land-mine ban treaty

Sri Lanka has given its consent for membership of the Land Consumption Ban Treaty Conference and at the same time it has become the 163rd member country of this Convention.
●    Sri Lanka had promised to participate in this Convention last year and to give support to the international community on the landmine clearance program.
●    This is considered an important step in Sri Lanka because it was one of the major countries to use such mines.
●    But since then, it started a comprehensive and continuous effort to stop such mines.
●    Sri Lanka said that they are looking forward to implementing and promoting this Convention, which includes capacity building and disposal of mines.
●    All member countries, who are members of this treaty or conference, are committed to destroying all the countries within the next 4 years of signing the treaty, such mines which they have or come to their area.
 

Current Affairs 17th DECEMBER 2017: SPORTS

Narinder Batra became President of Indian Olympic Association

Head of the International Hockey Federation, Narinder Batra has become the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). 
●    On December 14, 2017, in the annual general meeting, Naruto Batra went ahead in the count of Voto.
●    He defeated his opponent Anil Khanna by a huge difference of votes. Narinder Batra got 142 votes and Anil Khanna got only 13 votes.
●    Narinder Batra will remain in office for four years.
●    This election was conducted under the supervision of the three-member Election Commission, which included two retired judges of the High Court while the legal advisor to the Election Commission of India, S. K. Mehndiratta, was the election officer.
●    Narinder Batra will hold this post for a period of four years from 2018 to 2022.
●    The election of Narinder Batra was only formal because the Asian Tennis Federation president Anil Khanna had withdrawn from the race last week.
●    Anil Khanna had written to the IOA Election Commission and conveyed his decision to withdraw from the election.
●    On the other hand, R. K. Anand became the senior vice president. R. K. Anand got 96 votes while Janardhan Gehlot got 35 votes. Rajiv Mehta has been elected general secretary for the second term.

Rohit Sharma became the first batsman to score double century for the third time

In the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka, Rohit Sharma set a new record for India.
●    Rohit Sharma became the first Indian batsman to score a double hundred for the third time. This match is being played in Mohali.
●    Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten 208 off 153 balls from India.
●    This is his third double century of his career.
Rohit also made 13 fours and 12 sixes in this innings. Rohit Sharma became the first batsman to score double century in ODIs three times.
●    Rohit Sharma's name is the world record of the highest individual innings in one-day internationals and in Mohali ODI, he scored a double century and became the first batsman to score three double centuries.
●    Rohit had scored 264 runs in Kolkata's Eden Gardens, while against Australia in Bangalore in 2013, he scored 209 runs.

Current Affairs 17th DECEMBER 2017: DAYS AND DATES

December 11 - International Mountain Day

International Mountain Day was celebrated on December 11, 2017 around the world.
●    The main theme of this day - Mountaineering Under Pressure: Climate, Hunger and Migration.
●    The main purpose of this day is to improve mountain life and to preserve the environment.
●    Every year on December 11, 'International Mountain Day' is celebrated worldwide.
●    The main purpose of celebrating this day is to highlight the importance of sustainable development of the mountainous region and make the international community aware about the responsibilities towards the mountainous region.
●    This year is the 15th anniversary of Mountain Partnership. The main purpose of this partnership is to improve the lives of mountainous communities throughout the world and preserve the mountain environment.
●    Everyone should do the work of environmental promotion.
●    Environmental promotion work is particularly important on variable mountain ranges like the Himalayas.
●    The Himalayas are a relatively new evolving mountain.
●    Underground changes in this mountain range